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If, by some means, we could draw up musicians and other people from past centuries and cultures, they would think it strange that the functional values of music are not well understood by all because for them, these values were the main purposes of much of their music. A similar attitude would be held by representatives from many contemporary cultures. They would be quite sure that certain music made them brave, other music would gain the attention of their gods and yet other music would cause them to be successful in making love. In spite of the present very proper concern for the aesthetic or beautiful in music, there are many occasions in which the primary consideration is not beauty alone. For example, congregational by purposes other than the purely aesthetic; march music on the field is primarily for marching ; dance music on the floor, for dancing. So, also, does industrial music have aims more primary than the entertainment values of the music. It is carefully planned to elicit certain responses which would have no consideration or at best very little in the concert hall.